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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Opinion
    Indian majoritarianism subtle, but deadly

    This line will always give the opportunity to the people in power to do mischief to those Lankans who are not Buddhist.

    1 Dec 2019 1:52 AM IST

    For a few individuals, however the security threat is real and it is constant. Indira Gandhi was murdered 35 years ago, on October 31, 1984. Her 25-year-old bodyguard Beant Singh shot her three times with his 0.38 service revolver. After the Prime Minister fell to the ground, the other bodyguard, 22-year-old Satwant Singh, shot the defenceless 67-year-old grandmother 30 times with his Sten machine gun. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Modi should reinstate SPG cover to Gandhis

    The government has said in Parliament that security to the Gandhis has “not been withdrawn”.

    24 Nov 2019 1:10 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Maharashtra: Modi’s poll prowess fearsome

    The Sena, the Congress and the NCP fear increasing irrelevance because of the BJP.

    17 Nov 2019 3:02 AM IST

    Hindu activists climb up the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished by end of the day. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)Opinion
    Ayodhya verdict sets precedent: Doctrine of necessity invoked?

    The Supreme Court accepts that the breaking down of the mosque after the mobilisation by the BJP was a violation of the...

    10 Nov 2019 3:01 AM IST

    A statement from the Union minister for information technology instead said India had asked WhatsApp to explain what the nature of the breach was and what it was doing to protect the privacy of Indians.Opinion
    When govt snoops, it’s never held to account

    The important fact here is that all of the NSO Group’s clients are national governments.

    3 Nov 2019 2:31 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump is ready to mediate between India and Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir only if asked by both the countries, a senior administration official said on Thursday reiterating that the onus for peace talks lies on Islamabad by taking sustained and irreversible actions against terrorist groups. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Patriotic Donald Trump: To impeach or not?

    Presidents are immune from crimes committed while they are in office but they can be removed through the process of...

    27 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST

    Sanctions on Pak might not curb terrorOpinion
    Sanctions on Pak might not curb terror

    Of the other countries on the grey list, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Ethiopia were removed.

    20 Oct 2019 2:19 AM IST

    A very interesting future awaits, courtesy techOpinion
    A very interesting future awaits, courtesy tech

    Our current problem is the data rate, meaning we are slow to input data because we using only our thumbs to type.

    13 Oct 2019 1:26 AM IST

    War, as we have known it, is no moreOpinion
    War, as we have known it, is no more

    The fighter plane is 100-year-old technology, having been first used in World War I in 1914.

    6 Oct 2019 1:03 AM IST

    World needs to be clear on what terrorism isOpinion
    World needs to be clear on what terrorism is

    George Orwell was a cross-border terrorist. He was a police officer who was born in Motihari in Bihar.

    29 Sept 2019 2:06 AM IST

    Can a risk-averse India be a $5 trillion economy?Opinion
    Can a risk-averse India be a $5 trillion economy?

    The first, and this may surprise some readers, is the former Soviet Union.

    22 Sept 2019 2:51 AM IST

    Let’s have free movement within SaarcOpinion
    Let’s have free movement within Saarc

    The citizens of Poland and Portugal can move to London or Copenhagen freely and set up home and family there.

    15 Sept 2019 1:12 AM IST

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